The Balloon Safe.

Daily Northwestern de Oshkosh (Wisconsin), 21 octobre 1881 s1Clark, J. E.: "mystery balloon, Dakota Territory, 1881", Magonia Exchange, 23 décembre 2007

They Land in the Wilderness of Barron County.

Milwaukee, Oct. 21.  A special to the Wisconsin from Chippewa Falls, says Prof. King and companions, of the lost balloon [launched from Minneapolis, Minnesota, near Wisconsin's western border], have arrived there safe and well. The balloon landed in a wilderness sixty-five miles north of Chippewa Falls, in Barron county, last Friday [October 14], and the aeronauts were two days making their way to habitations.

Chicago, Oct. 21.  The following has just been received from Chippewa Falls[,] Wis.:

We are all safe. Just out of the woods.

(Signed) King, Baloonist [sic].

Chippewa Falls is situated on the Chippewa river, 185 miles north west of Madison. Later advices state that the balloon dropped quite near there, but that King and his companion were lost in the swamps for five days and suffered greatly.

C. H. Summers[,] of the Western Union Telegraph Co., has just received the following from Minneapolis: Prof. King is now at Chippewa Falls. His balloon landed 65 miles up the river from that place last Friday.